AFTER continuing ‘Kennett’s curse’ by defeating Hawthorn on Monday, Geelong has suddenly got its own curse and that is the big man department with tall forward and ruckman Josh Walker expected to miss at least the next month with a shoulder injury. Walker suffered the shoulder injury late in the Cats win over Williamstown in

PORT Melbourne warriors Toby Pinwill and Shane Valenti will miss the next four to six weeks with calf injuries in what is described as a challenge for the Borough to overcome. The Borough face Box Hill, Frankston, Sandringham and the Northern Blues over the next month and going by their performance against Werribee on the

COLLINGWOOD is likely to recall Alan Didak for Saturday night’s blockbuster against Sydney after starring in the VFL on Saturday. Pies football manager Geoff Walsh said Didak will be strongly considered for a recall after fully recovering from an adductor injury, along with forward Jackson Paine, who kicked five goals in the VFL against Bendigo

COLLINGWOOD midfielder Luke Ball is out for the season after an injury on Friday night’s Round 3 blockbuster against Carlton. A clearly shattered Magpies football manager Geoff Walsh revealed Ball would require a knee reconstruction saying ”Unfortunately the scan is showing he’s ruptured his ACL.” “He will undergo surgery at some stage early in the week.

THE HAWTHORN Football Club have just made an announcement that scans have revealed that rookie midfielder Alex Woodward has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. The injury occurred during Saturday night’s NAB Cup match against the GWS Giants in Launceston and he will now miss the entire 2012 season. The 18-year-old rookie had been selected

THE scoreboard shows a narrow four-point victory for the  Western Bulldogs over Carlton,  but both teams have suffered injuries to key players. For Carlton  the injury was to  key defender Jeremy Laidler who dislocated his left knee cap after a collision with in the first quarter. The television coverage showed it to be a gruesome looking injury and the

JUST a few short days after his return to the club, Collingwood forward Andrew Krakouer was injured yesterday while playing in a VFL practice match against Geelong. The 29 year old playmaker went down in the second quarter of the match and scans have revealed that he has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his